As of 8:10am this morning one of the finer programs in the country is lost due to "budgetary" problems.
No one saw it coming and they just recently signed some top level recruits that gave them one of the top 3 recruiting classes in the country.
Oh, Shark, rattling off stats without context is an easy way to get yourself in trouble.
But, let's examine further. OSU last won a men's NCAA swimming and diving champion ship in 1962. Let me repeat - 1962. Since then an SEC school has won it 10 times. And, a Big 10 school, other than OSU has won it 6 times, led by a historically great Indiana team. The women have never won it or not since 1982, as far back as I found records.*
Then, you go on to crow about how great OSU is from a sports perspective. Again, let's look a little more closely at that statement. Every year since 1993 (which excludes your last swimming and diving championship in 1962, when gull was only 25 years old), the NCADA gives a trophy for the most successful collegiate athletic program. The beloved OSU has never won it, and has been in the top 4 only 3 times, fewer than both PSU and Mich in your own conference.
To be fair Stanford does win it almost every year except the first year when the 'Heels won it. Also, to be fair to Smith, Texas is a dominant school historically and currently in most sports. That could partially explain the tattoo.
I feel bad for ASU Men's Swimming and deluded OSU fans.
*I did this very quickly and apologize for any errors, there are sure to be some.
Oh, Shark, rattling off stats without context is an easy way to get yourself in trouble.
But, let's examine further. OSU last won a men's NCAA swimming and diving champion ship in 1962. Let me repeat - 1962. Since then an SEC school has won it 10 times. And, a Big 10 school, other than OSU has won it 6 times, led by a historically great Indiana team. The women have never won it or not since 1982, as far back as I found records.*
Then, you go on to crow about how great OSU is from a sports perspective. Again, let's look a little more closely at that statement. Every year since 1993 (which excludes your last swimming and diving championship in 1962, when gull was only 25 years old), the NCADA gives a trophy for the most successful collegiate athletic program. The beloved OSU has never won it, and has been in the top 4 only 3 times, fewer than both PSU and Mich in your own conference.
To be fair Stanford does win it almost every year except the first year when the 'Heels won it. Also, to be fair to Smith, Texas is a dominant school historically and currently in most sports. That could partially explain the tattoo.
I feel bad for ASU Men's Swimming and deluded OSU fans.
*I did this very quickly and apologize for any errors, there are sure to be some.
